You can still listen to audiobooks this way. Prime Reading – audiobook companions of Kindle books available via the Kindle app.Audible Channels/Originals – fully-fledged audiobooks and podcasts available in the Audible app.As you know, audiobooks could be accessed by subscribers in two ways: What’s more, although you can still see Audible Channels listed among Prime benefits on Amazon help pages, they are no longer listed on a primary and regularly updated Prime benefit checklist at Prime Insider.Īre audiobooks gone from Amazon Prime completely? No. The answer came that no, original Audible titles are not a part of Prime. ![]() I have emailed Audible to find out whether Originals are still among Amazon Prime benefits. Audible Plus catalog includes all Originals audio productions that were previously available free for Prime members. What happens to Audible Channels and Amazon Prime right now? Are Audible audiobooks included in Prime in any form? Especially now, when Audible Plus subscription has been launched?įor $7.95 per month Audible Plus membership gives unlimited access to over 11,000 audiobooks and podcasts, what translates to almost 70,000 hours of listening. ![]() The latest official piece of information linking Audible Channels to Amazon Prime subscription was this Prime Insider newsletter from July 2018. It turned out that eligible audio shows and podcasts were still included in Prime, but only for users of the Windows Audible app. In 2019 Prime users started to ask about what had happened to Audible Channels/Originals. Two years later, in August 2018, Audible started a reorganization of their original productions unit, renamed “Channels” to “Originals”, and removed easy access from Android and iOS mobile apps. Many Prime members were enjoying these free audio publications a lot. ![]() Mobile Audible apps were updated with easy access to Channels content right in the Menu bar. In September 2016, Audible Channels joined a list of services available for free for Amazon Prime subscribers. It was a carefully curated selection of original programs and audio editions of standout articles from The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, McSweeney’s, and other top sources. ▸ The best gifts for librarians and library supportersĪudible Channels was a $4.95/month service launched by Amazon in early 2016. ▸ 20 bookworm gifts for every occasion in 2023
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